Transactions of The Syd ney Mint. The weight of gold received for ! coinage by the Sydney Mint during April was 67,519 oz., tho quantity for the four months of the year being 274,224oz. The largest contributor was Queensland, with 49,136 oz.- for April and 188,G19oz. ainco January 1. IN. OOUDU \y BIU8 BBUli XO,UIOU/,. 1UT UIU month and 76,105oz. Bince January 1. The gold received from other colonieB and other countries dnring April was inappreciable. Tho gross value oE thn gold for last month was £238,610, and | for the four months of tho year £995, 333. The sovereigns issued in April amounted to 192,000, making] ?900,000 since tho beginning of tho year. No half sovereigns wero coined. The mint receipts for the month amounted to £1158, or £4G97 since January 1, and the escort charges were £29 and £102 for tho respective periods. Decimals and shillings and pence are omitted from the figures given abovo.

Government and the Frozen Meat Industry. The Government seem inclined at I last to take action in connection with I the frozen meat trade. On Friday of ^ last week, tho Premier and Colonial Treasurer paid a visit of inspection to |H tho large government building at Dar ling Harbour, Sydney, at present par tiallv used for meat sales, with the I object of ascertaining its suitability for boing converted into a central meat freezing depot for the export trade. It seems that tho intention of thoBe who erected this building, which was completed in 18SG, was to have made use of it as a storage dep6t for meat frozen and chilled in the country and sont down to Sydney for sale or ship ment, the idea being to afford ovory convenience for the slaughtering of |cattle in the country and the doing away with so much trucking of live cattle and ahei-p. Mr Lyne, it seems had it completed and says : — ' For tho purpose for which tho building was at .Brut intended, it was admirably adap ted, and I bel...

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Removed.— Mr 'Alex. Donaldson, late proprietor of the Eoyal Hotel, Dungog, has purchased the Caledonia Hotel, Elgin Street, West Maitland, and left town laBt Monday to take charge. No doubt many of the resi dents of Dungog will be slad to pay ' old Sandy ' a visit when in Mait land. MELBOUBNE PnpEEBTY BuiLDIKQ Society. — We desire to draw at tention to the advertisement of Mel bourne Building Society in .our ad vertising {columns of to-day. The Society is for the purpose of dis posing of several very valuable pro perties in Melbourne, but in order to legalise the distribution of pro'pertioa, the Society has been registered ip Brisbane, and is now incorporated ac cording to act of Parliament of thaj; Colony. It is in good hands, and tbp properties are not over valued. We understand that the Committee fully expect to close the share list early in June. Cycling. — On a recent Sunday Miss Beynolds of Brighton, rodo from Brighton to London and back, a dis tance of abou...

SLEICPING POWDEUS AND NARCOTICS. ' It iR'Imnl to lie awako night after night, counting the hour?, but avoid the use of I sleeping powders, unless, indeud, your phydioian absolutely orders them. The narcotic, however innocent, the pcdative, however subtle, is in its way a crutch, alid; the uso of a crutch is always the acknow ledgment of infirmity. Furth^rmoro, a crutch is liable to .'unp, or to 8lip, or to prove untrupl worthy w'nen moat needed. In this wholo~ mattor of in.ioinnia, the widest 'way is to fight tho wakeful fiend by lyingcalmly ntill with eyes shut, aud hands i ami -feet aliile^B, if you can. To ;be j genuinely tired by -exercifto in the; open air, Lo del t act the Mood from a , too uc ivo -brain by a light repast' before going to-bed, and, abovo all, not lo fnit nnd worry are better remedied than. the whole range of the npothennry's shop ;\ITord?». An inw dious and dan^croiiH hubit ;is Homotimcs formed by thoso who area! li tt lo run down and liavo beenmo nervous | an...

Latest IN ews. [By Telegraph.! SYDNEY, Thursday. The Betterment Bill bas passed the second reading. The voting was as follows : — Ayes, 49 ; Noes, 18. There were a great number of pairs. The Mining on Private Lands Bill was road for the first time in the Coun cil. The second reading will take place on Tuesday next. At a meetinc of the Oonosition it was decided to establish freetrade councils in connection with the ap proaching elections. The disagreement, anent the pledgo of the labor candidates has not as yet been settled. Eighty miners, who have returned from Coolgardie to Adelaide, state that there are thousands of men on the goldfiolds who are almost penni less. Acting on authority from the Min ister for Lands, the Central Division Leases Land Board has postponed giving the decisions of renewal for eighteen runs. The discovery of payable' reef and alluvial gold is reported from Jerrawa, between Yaas and Gunning. Another gold-bearing reef has beer, discovered at Wyalong, running ...

Jersey .Cattle Again. In a report on the dairy ' - cattle breeds at the Worlds Columbian Exposition, Mr. James. Cheesetuan, of South borougbj Massachusetts, claims ?that the only complete work ever done to learn the relative busines value of a cow was at that show, and that it asserted the accuracy of the view held in the United States that the Channel Islands breed is the best for profit in the dairy. He says we have accumulated facts enough to make us doubt our shorthorn, and suggests that we should institute 'a great public test — or a half years cow work on cheese : and butter — at ' a cost of '£25,000 or £50,000,' which would be a good investment for British dairy interests.

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Subscribe ? ???.? TO THE ? 'CHRONICLE' — AND — : . . . Be Happy. Send Your Orders to the 'Chronicle Office ' FOR M . JOB PRINTING. Advertise IN THE 'CHRONICLE' — IT — Will Pay You. S. E. SELIG, Practical Watch , and Cloqk Maker, J eweller Optician, etc., DOWLING STREET, : DUNGOG. To the Inhabitants of Dungog and Surrounding District. HAYING- beon induced to start in jour district, I bee to offer you first'claes worV, and sincerely nopo that you will pat roniso t»e, so as to keep a flrst*class tradesman in tho district. I know as a rule, aftor tho public havo had tbeir watches and jowellcry botched by so-called watchmakers, that they aredubious about giving their work to others, but you can safely bring your watches and jewellery to wo and get them well and skilfully repaired Tho work will be done punctually and ulso guaranteed. I also intend periodically visiting the different towns around Dungog, and any work you may havo you can savo for ine, and itwill bo returned tho following t...

Carlton and Abbott HAVE received instructions from ? Mrs. NaBh to sell by auction at a future date. The whole of her PROPERTY at SUGARLOAE CREEK. ^ Particulars in future, issuo. Arbor Bay. ~ A GENERAL MEETING^ Sub scribers fo thejiWve will be held in the School oXjtrts on MONDAY NEXT, at 8 jrF\ BUSINESS — Selection of trees, &amp;c. JSEILSHIE, ? ? Hon\Secretary. For Sale Privately. THE Lease, License, Eurniture, and Goodwill of the Settlers Arms Hotel, Dungog, bo well and favorably known to the general public. Persons in quest of such' should not miss this chance, as it is seldom that such a chance is offered to the public. Apply to the undersigned up to the 21st iust. ? .JOSEPH ROBSON. AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. DO YOU VISIT. W estMaitland — TO BUT YOUR — Drapery, Millinery, and Clothing, etc ? If you do, the cheapest, best, and most reliable place to do business is W. R. SULLIVAN THE CHEAP CASH DEAPEE Bank Arcade, , Next to. the Bank of New Sooth Wales. WEST MAITLAND ? TRY HIIH. ....

A Lucky Digger. TWELVE HUNDEED OUNCES. . Pehth, Tuesday. Latest news from Coolgardie state that a prospector named McLeod has arrived from a .point north of Ninety Mile, about 160 miles from Coolgardie. He brings about 1200oz. of gold, but the extract is not known. Several parties are reported to be prospecting | m the locality. The rich shoot at uos grove's is still going under foot. The ! stone is heavily charged with inundic and rich free gold. The reef averages Oft. in width. Lord Douglas has pur chased M'Auliffe's Eeward claim, the White Eeather, for £2250 and an in terest in the Eeather Pine Reef, which is attracting much attraction. The flow of water at Bayley's Eeward is increasing satisfactorily from the lojver level. Mr O'Connor, the Engineer-in Chief, returned to Perth yesterday. He has made complete arrangements, regardless of expense, to keep 10 teams going between Southern Cross and Coolgardie. An interesting discovery of fossil boneB, supposed to be those of an ex tin...